CRW4320 - Fall 2025 - Hamby

Finding your distinct voice is an exciting first step in becoming a poet. We will begin each class discussing poems in a variety of voices. Then you will be given a prompt and 20 minutes to handwrite a poem. This is your first draft. You will take the poem through three more drafts before you bring it to workshop the next week. After the first week the second part of each class will be devoted to workshopping your poems. Not only will you develop your voice, but you will also develop work habits that will make you a better writer. All texts will be on Canvas.